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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Learning Curve.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sedaris confesses his desire to perform what songs before an audience?
(a) Jazz classics.
(b) Commercial jingles.
(c) Pop songs.
(d) Blues classics.

2. The title Sedaris tried to win for sun-bathing was
(a) Miss Sunscreen.
(b) Miss Skin Cancer.
(c) Miss Emollient.
(d) Miss Sunburn.

3. Instead of the performance piece in the twelfth "moment," Sedaris seems to admire
(a) The beauty of the ordinary world around him.
(b) The metaphors apparent in the performance.
(c) The courage of the performer.
(d) The number of people attending the performance.

4. What skill does Sedaris admire in his mother that eludes him?
(a) She can smoke an entire cigarette without taking it out of her mouth.
(b) She can tan the backs of her ears and her palms.
(c) She can solve his father's equations.
(d) She can explain how a radio works.

5. What prompts Lou Sedaris to enroll his children in music lessons?
(a) He attends a concert for the Von Trapp Family Singers.
(b) He attends a concert for Dave Brubeck and his sons.
(c) He attends a jazz festival with his children.
(d) His attends a rock concert with his children.

Short Answer Questions

1. While Sedaris has been preoccupied with tanning, his father has been preoccupied with

2. Before Paul's personality fully emerged, his parents tried to interest him in

3. When Mancini insists he name his guitar, Sedaris names his "Joan," after

4. How does Sedaris prepare to teach his workshop?

5. Ironically, Sedaris and his siblings mock the fisherman's tan skin because

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